Sicilian Mafia

The Sicilian Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, omerta. The basic group is known as a "family" or "clan", which claims sovereignty over a territory in which it operates its rackets (typically a town, village, or city neighborhood). The Mafia evolved from the bandits that plagued Sicily after the end of feudalism in Sicily in 1812, and they were bound by traditions and codes, which included a code of silence (omerta), a code of etiquette, and ten commandments: The Sicilian Mafia was deeply involved with protection rackets, racketeering, drug trafficking, contract killings, extortion, intimidation, bid rigging, loansharking, smuggling, political corruption, illegal gambling, prostitution, art theft, money laundering, firearm trafficking, vote rigging, political bribery, fraud, fencing, kidnapping, and armed robbery. Following waves of emigration, the Mafia spread to other countries, including the United States and Canada, where the American Mafia became a very powerful crime syndicate.
 * 1) No one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
 * 2)  Never look at the wives of friends.
 * 3) Never be seen with cops.
 * 4) Don't go to pubs and clubs.
 * 5) Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife is about to give birth.
 * 6) Appointments must absolutely be respected.
 * 7) Wives must be treated with respect.
 * 8) When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
 * 9) Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
 * 10) People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.